injuries. we'll have more and talk to him about his recovery tonight on news 4. an amazing man. what an incredible story. >> he tweeted last week that it's been a month since his surgery and he can start to feel some things. we're wishing for the best for him for sure. >> step by step. "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. two maryland sisters are caught in the middle of the immigration debate. we hear their story as president obama prepares to lay out his immigration reform proposal. >> outside, temperatures aren't too terrible. things are calm but some areas are dealing with some fogment you may want the umbrella for part of the morning. >> good morning everyone. i'm angie goff in for aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. the weather is clear. that means no school delays. that's welcome thus to parents in arlington. the arlington school district was the only one inside the beltway to close yesterday

rather than a two-hour delay. many parents we talked to still don't agree with the school system's decision to cancel school. >> instead of getting ready for work, we're having a who is going to do what when conversation because they're in school. we work while they're at school. it definitely throws us for a loop. >> the school district defends the decision saying erred on the side of caution because there was icing in the forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with a look at how much we'll warm up today. it sure felt nice compared to the subfreezing temperatures last week. >> it really did. >> nice warmup on the way. all the icing yesterday is all melted. panhandle of west virginia for our viewers there, viewers in the northern neck of virginia, eastern shore, temperatures there in the mid and upper 40s. closer to washington, montgomery county, 30s to near 40 degrees. much of prince george's county from the low to mid-30s in the northern part of the county. middle and southern part of

prince george's county in the mid-40s. arlington near 40 degrees and much of the rest of fairfax county in the mid-30s to near 40 degrees. we had those sprinkles overnight and the few breaks in the cloud around sunset. since then, a few more sprinkles out of the mountains into the central shenandoah valley. those should stay south of the metro area. still mid-30s to near 40 and that patchy fog. little patchy fog maybe by 8:00 with a partly sunny sky. near 40. by 10:00 the mid-40s. by noontime, upper 40s and partly sunny with a light wind. sunrise at 7:17. sunset at 5:26. i'm back in ten minutes. danella has a look traffic now. good morning. >> good morning. traveling in our area, still pretty quiet this more than. light volume around town. let's head down i-95 if you're traveling in virginia out of stafford, no issues for you. i'll give you a live look as you make your way towards lorton. you can see here, even towards springfield interchange, travel lanes are open in both directions. continuing on to 395, a live

look at glebe traveling north and southbound in the area between the beltway and the 14th street bridge, no issues there. if you're taking the rails, they're open and so far, no reported delays on the metro, the marc or the vre. angie, over to you. >> danella, thank you. let check in with melissa mollet at the live desk with breaking news. >> now a warning from egypt's prime minister. a new warning. he fears his state could collapse. he made the comment during a speech to military comments much the country sinks deeper into chaos and lawlessness. 60 people have been killed since last thursday. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. president obama will announce details of what could be the most sweeping immigration reform plan in decades. his proposal will be different from the bipartisan plan. eight senators presented yesterday. the white house says the president does agree in principal with their proposal. both seek to create a path to citizenship for the 11 million

living in this country illegally. now is the time for immigration reform some say. they say the election is proof that this country is ready for action. maryland voters passed the dream act granting instate tuition to the children of undocumented immigrants who graduate high school and pay taxes. opponents are vowing to fight any proposal. >> to make all these people instantly citizens is going to put a tremendous strain on the -- our soal services system across the country. we cannot afford it. for people that don't deserve it. >> it's a daily threat that families could be torn apart at any instant. it's something that i have personally lived with and it's something that i wouldn't wish on anyone. >> activists plan to show their support for immediate action at a rally on capitol hill in april. had morning, prince george's county police are on the hunt for a suspect in a deadly shooting? landover. officers received the call yesterday afternoon for a shooting in the 8500 block of o

beltway. a man was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. he was pronounced dead on the scene. police are not releasing any information about the victim a possible suspect. closing arguments begin in the misconduct trial involving an anne arundel county executive. john leopold is accused of misusing funds and using his security detail for personal errands, including driving him around so he could with have an affair and working overtime to put campaign signs around the area. accusations that he abused his power are too vague, his lawyers say. he could eventually be removed when -- a jury will continue dlib rakes in the murder trial involving a former culpeper police officer. daniel harmon-wright is accused of murdering 54-year-old patricia cook last february. he was responding to a call of cook trespassing on the church's property. after an argument, he trapped his arm inside her window and

she tried to drive off. he says he shot her in self-defense but prosecutors say it was a cold blooded killing. if convicted, he faces from a year to life in prison. a bethesda preschool teacher faces up to 40 years in prison on child pornography charges. james douglas manning taped himself abusing children in the 1990s. he agreed to a plea deal. manning was arrested in november after finding his dvds as part of a national pornography sting. the longest certificate flg delegate in maryland's house has died. hattie harrison passed away last night. she was born in south carolina but attended school in baltimore and was a teacher for much of her life. she was first elect toed to the house of delegates in 1993 and -- she was the first african-american woman to hold such a position in the general assembly. hattie harrison was 84 years old. we're hoping to learn today

about funeral arrangements for a civil rights pioneer from prince george's county. christine jones died saturday, two days after she was injured in a house fire. jones was the first african-american woman elected to the maryland general assembly from prince george's county. lawyers in the county say they wouldn't be where they are today if not for christine jones. >> she experienced some things, paved the path, did things that probably made it very easy for me. it was easier because christine jones was there. >> investigators still have not said what caused the fire that killed jones. the time right now 5:07. a d.c. panel needs your help picking a new color scheme for the d.c. taxicabs. find out where to go to voice your opinion. actor day digs takes action to take down a would-be burglar. meteorologist tom kierein has your forec

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he played a detective on tv and now actor taye diggs can say he's caught an accused criminal in real life. diggs and his wife returned home after the s.a.g. awards to find

an intruder in his garage. the man ran off, but diggs chased him down and held him down until the police arrived. the 20-year-old is charged with burglary. he's being held on $50,000 bail. as my friend eun would say, don't mess with taye. >> don't mess with him. he can sing and act and he can stop the burglars. >> when comes to the weather, we don't mess with tom either. >> no, sir. 5:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. here's tom. >> we've got fog messing with us. some of the rural areas, we've got patchy fog. no fog around the immediate metro area. much of prince george's county, northern part of the county in the 30s. southern part of the county, the mid-40s. we're all above freezing around the region. that includes montgomery county, arlington, fairfax. northern virginia, shenandoah valley into the mountains. radar showing a few sprinkles moving out of the central shenandoah valley near culpeper county. as we zoom in on montgomery county, there's clarksburg. maybe one little sprinkle there east of clarksburg and that's

the hometown location for the forecast. by 7:00 a.m. there, near 40 and a partly sunny sky by noontime. in the upper 40s. throughout the day today, we're going to have a nice warmup. ought to be hitting the mid-50s by mid-afternoon and partly sunny. i'm back with your seven-day outlook. now danella. metro running smooth. marc, vre, same story. still a report of emergency roadwork at new hampshire avenue heading northbound at sligo creek parkway. blocks the center lane there. volume is very light. checking out bw parkway and i-95 between the capitol beltway, travel lanes are open. a live look. i-95 at 100. nice and clear. no issues at all. your volume still pretty light right now. angie and eun, over to you. >> thank you. ahead, how a man saved lives from a runaway bus. but he says he is not a hero. budget cuts could hit the

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the search is on for a u.s. fighter jet missing off the coast of italy. the f-16 took off from aviano air base in italy for a training mission last night. the pilot sent out a distress signal over the aidry attic sea. only the pilot was on board. it's not believed that the aircraft was carrying weapons. also happening right now, at least two people are dead after a suicide bomb attack outside the somalian prime minister's office. the attacker detonated bomb as he was being questioned at a checkpoint. dozens nearby were wounded. the prime minister and president were not hurt. the california man is in jail had morning accused of

shooting and killing a doctor at his office. police say the man opened fire in an examination room yesterday afternoon in newport beach. an employee says the suspect had an appointment with the doctor. officers arrested the gunman immediately and are investigating just what caused that deadly shooting. one person is dead after a trench collapsed at a construction site near dallas. the crew was digging it yesterday afternoon for a new water line when it collapsed and one of the workers fell in. no one else was hurt in the accident. a scary scene in new york as a runaway bus rolls down madison avenue during evening rush hour. riders say last night their driver passed out, slumped over the wheel and the bus started picking up speed, slamming into cars. one of the passengers jumped into action grabbing the wheel and eventually stopping the runaway bus. >> i hear the woman in front of me scream and i see the driver is out. the bus is going faster. >> i grabbed the wheel. as soon as is i saw we hitting

cars, i jumped on the wheel and grabbed the wheem. >> paramedics treated 12 people for skinjuries. we're getting to hear the frantic calls minutes after a small plane crashed into the icy hudson river near new york city. the small piper aircraft went down sunday near yonkers, new york, north of manhattan. it was carrying a pilot and passenger on a sightseeing trip. in the call, you can hear the caller describe the scene. he tells the dispatcher he's afraid he won't make it out as the plane filled with water and started to sink. >> how many people on board? >> two aboard. >> do you have life preservers sh. >> we do, yes. >> are you in the water now? >> we're in the water, filling up. >> we're going down. >> okay, sir? >> yes? >> i need you to get out of the plane and let me know when you're out. >> i am out of the plane. >> okay. where is your -- >> i'm out of the plane. i'm going to lose you.

i'm going to lose you. >> both people made it out and stayed afloat with life vests until help arrived. they were taken to a local hospital and treated for hypothermia. both are expected to be okay. the ntsb is investigating. thousands of defense department workers are about to be out of a job. the pentagon is laying off 46,000 temporary and contract workers because of budget cuts. the rest of the workforce would face furloughs of one day per week without pay. those furloughs would last the rest of the 2013 fiscal year. it's all in an attempt to manage the $45 billion in automatic budget cuts set to kick in march 1st. emergency relief aid is finally on the way to those affect ld by superstorm sandy. the senate cleared the bill 62-36 late monday evening. the house passed the bill two weeks ago. president obama sent praises to congress for passing the $50 billion emergency relief measure. the measure is aimed primarily at helping residents and businesses as well as state and local governments rebuild.

sandy hit the east coast in october and is blamed for more than 130 deaths and billions of dollars in property damage. 5:19 now. al gore is taking on the future. the former vice president has a new book out called the future. six drivers of global change. in it, he focuses on the way economics, global warming, the digital revolution and the shift in global power will impact the future. he'll talk more about the book in an exclusive interview with matt lauer later this morning on "today" after "news4 today" starting at 7:00. check out this rare explosion. amazing pictures here. a volcano in russia continues to erupt shoot gas and ash into the sky. they were dormant for almost 40 years. it started erupting just in november. officials say there is no need for residents to worry yet. the nearest town is 40 miles away. the scientists are keeping a close eye on it as you would expect. >> that's right. might want to get out of dodge sooner than that. it's 5:21ment time for weather and traffic on the 1s.

meteorologist tom kierein here with big changes in your forecast. tom, good morning. >> good morning much there's a live view from the nbc4 city camera showing a mostly partly cloudy sky around the region. not a lot of o fog in the metro area. there is patchy dense fog in the rural areas in the wake of the overnight sprinkles. right now a few sprinkles radar. these patches of green, central shenandoah valley, front royal west to north centr west virginia. in the metro area, it's above freezing. we stayed above freezing overnig overnight. upper 30s to mid-30s in southern montgomery county. southern prince george's, the mid-40s. arlington county is near 40 degrees, much of fairfax county, the upper 30s to mid-40s. reston at 45. much of loudoun county, the upper 30s. montgomery county the northern part, the mid-30s. farther south and west from fauquier county toward prince william county and into stafford and spotsylvania, the upper 30s

to near 40 degrees. patchy fog there. here's your four-day forecast. we'll have a partly sunny sky this afternoon reaching the mid-50s. and then much warmer with a southerly breeze on wednesday. we should warm into the 60s. upper 60s, maybe near 70 in a few spots briefly on wednesday afternoon. then a strong front will be coming in on wednesday. late in the afternoon and evening. likely bringing moderate to heavy rain that may produce a quick inch of rain and thunder and lightning possible as it sweeps on through. late afternoon into the evening on wednesday. quickly clearing out. windy, much colder on thursday. we'll drop from the 40s in the morning down to the low 30s by sunset on thursday. the winds gusting near 30 miles per hour. they'll diminish on thursday night. friday it feels like winter again. upper 30s in the -- maybe a few scattered snow showers and flurries during the afternoon friday. here's a look at your weekend. it's always in view with your seven had n day outlook. saturday and sunday, partly

sunny but cold. it will feel like winter time. warmer on monday. that's the way it looks now. danella has a look at traffic with your first 4 traffic on this tuesday morning. >> good morning. thanks, tom. if you're traveling around the roadway. check out the dulles toll road and give you a live look past 28 from the greenway past 28 and as you head towards the beltway. the travel lanes are open in both directions. talking about no construction and no accidents to report. now, connecting to the beltway, between the dulles toll road and the interchange, no issues there as well. also, still checking the roads for you and no reported delays on the metro, the marc or the vre. angie and eun, back offer to you. >> 5:23 now. you can voice your opinion on what color d.c.'s taxicabs should be. the district's taxi cab commission, uniform color panel is holding a meeting at the neighborhood library from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. there are nine different color schemes they're -- the panel will make it decision sometime in february. smoking with kids in the car

could soon cost you in virginia. virginia senate committee has endorsed a bill making it illegal. the bill covers kids under the age of 15 and breaking the law draws a $100 fine. a similar bill died in the general assembly two years ago. there are a lot of intriguing storylines in this year's super bowl. one includes 49ers tight end vernon davis who raised here in d.c. davis was raised by his grandmother who still lives in northwest. his family had a difficult year. his younger brother michael is awaiting trial for allegedly killing someone with a hammer last year. despite these challenges, davis' grandmother says vernon is ready for the biggest game of his life on sunday. >> he's telling me thaim ready mom. i'm ready. i said i know you are. i said you nervous because you can't be nervous. go in and treat it like it's just another game that you only playing a little harder. >> grandma knows best. vernon might not be nervous, his grandmother definitely is. she says she gets anxious, she

can't watch him play live. she'll be taping sunday's big game. she's dvr'ing the super bowl that he's playing. >> that's crazy. the super bowl is still five days away and today the players will get a chance to enjoy one of the lighter moments of super bowl week, media day. the ravens and 49ers will hit the field in new orleans to take questions from reporters. it seems every media outlet sends at least one reporter to cover the big game or at least today's events. there's sure to be a bunch of surprises including a lot of costumes, silly hats, probably some bizarre questions. >> that's right. >> everyone is hyped-up. a lot of ravens fans in our area are headed that way can't find a hotel. >> it's going to be tough. it's going to be a fun day. we're happening hallie shows up in something interesting. it's 5:25. coming up, a boy scout troop find itself in controversy but a new policy change could fix that. president obama gets help as he makes his case to tighten the

nation's gun laws. looking at the temperatures around the area. we're above freezing. the temperatures will only rise too. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein will tell you how high the temperatures will go today. your weather and traffic on the 1s are next. (woman) 3 days of walking

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looking at the stories making headlines at 5:28. president obama is preparing to lay out his plan to overhaul immigration. a live report from capitol hill. the senate could confirm senator john kerry as the next secretary of state as early as today. also today, closing arguments begin in anne arundel county for executive john leopold's misconduct trial. we'll have much more on those stories throughout the morning. first, good morning to you. i'm eun yang. i'm angie goff. aaron gilchrist has the day off. welcome to "news4 today." it's tuesday, january 29, 2014. taking a quick look outside. some are waking up with fog in our area. overall shall nice temps. >> i love the fact that it is warming up. we could be in for spring-like temperatures soon. tom kierein is here with the changing forecast. you'll be a popular man again. >> fasten the safety belts. it's going to be a roller coaster ride. temperatures above freezing all you around the region including the immediate metro area.

college park, mid-30s. much of southern maryland, including calvert, charles, st. mary's in the mid-40s. southwest in the upper 30s to mid-30s. prince william county and fairfax. arlington county near 40 degrees. loudoun county in the upper 30s. fauquier county, temperatures around 40 degrees and farther south, stafford and spotsylvania, with a lot of cloudiness. fredericksburg at 47. other areas on the fringes of the viewing area, shenandoah valley near 50 degrees. some locations will likely get into the low 60s this afternoon. just a few sprinkles in the shenandoah valley. about to move into fauquier county and culpeper. patchy fog in the rural areas through 8:00 a.m. in the low 40s by then. by 10:00, in the mid-40s. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. a look at traffic with danella, good morning. >> good morning. if you're taking the rails, have a delay. it's minor.

brunswick east train 890, a six-minute delay. metro,vre, no delays. eastbound at the rest area on 66, your volume is increasing in this area. continuing towards 28, not so bad as you continue to make your way to the beltway. travel lanes this time westbound between heymarket and the beltway, no issues. on 66 in both directions, you are clear. i-270, as you make your way past 109, you are a bit slow in this area. heading out of frederick right now, not bad. hitting the brakes as you travel past 109. angie, over to you. >> danella, thank you. we're awaiting the details today of president obama's proposal to overhaul the nation's immigration laws. he'll unveil his plan today in las vegas and nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more. the president wasted no time tackling this issue in his second term. >> absolutely. if congress drags its feet on this one, the white house says

they've got a plan ready to go. legislation that they can vote on now cording to the white house, what the president will outline during his speech in las vegas today is similar to what we heard from the four democrats and republicans. they're sort of framework for immigration yesterday. illegal immigrants getting to the back of the line but having to go through background checks, fines, taxes, learning english to get the opportunity to stay legally in this country. but conservatives say they want to see the border beefed up first. this time people here on capitol hill think it could happen because both sides are motivated. >> we're going to get pushback but most americans are saying enough already. let's get this fixed. >> we have to come to an agreement. we have to heat in the middle. that the mission of getting a bill done to strengthen america is more important than any of us clinging it a specific belief. >> that motivation includes democrats trying to keep the president's first term promise

and republicans trying to get a chunk of the latino vote in this country. >> tracie, thank you for that update. john kerry could be secretary of state by next weekend. the senate will likely vote today on whether to make him the next secretary of state. not expecting kerry to have trouble winning support from his peers in the senate. he'll then resign from the senate in order to take his new post. his resignation would be effective on friday. we should know who will replace kerry in the senate. massachusetts governor deval patrick will -- the boy scouts announced it could ease the nationwide ban on gays. a local unit decided to lift the controversial ban. last week, cub pack 442 in maryland county posted a statement on its website. it said the pack would not discriminate against any individual or family based on race, religion, able or sexual

orientati orientation. they threatened to strip the pack of the charter but the pack wouldn't take it down. >> just to show the kids our sons, daughters on some, you know, just stand up for something that you believe in. >> if the boy scouts of america does lift the ban, would still allow local organizations to enforce their own bans. police are looking for the man in this video. he's a person of interest in connection with a sexual assault in northwest washington. the video shows a man walking near the crime scene in the 1400 block of florida avenue. the attack happened sunday, january 20th. if you recognize the man in the video, contact police. the man accused of killing a woman at a bus stop in northwest washington says he met the woman on the social media website tagged. 18-year-old siohban lee was found dead early friday morning. police arrested and charged burglary for the murder. he says he's innocent.

buckley told police he got her phone after someone else shot her at fifth and nick will son streets. tagged is a site that allows people to meet, chat and flirt over the internet. what do with extra money. gray will announce today that the district has a budget surplus and this is no small chunk of change. we're talking about $400 million. that money is coming from extra tax revenue generated by the booming commercial real estate market. virginia lawmakers passed an amendment ending the commonwealth's unique law prohibiting governors to run for two term. it passed in the state senate 25-15. supporters say it gives them more power and say -- who leads the state. others think virginia has been so successful because the one-term limit makes lawmakers act faster. the measure still has to pass through the general assemblies before it can become law. it may soon be legal to

shack up so to speak in virginia according to the washington post. a senate committee advanced a bill that would repeal the ban on unmarried couples living together. that ban has been on the books for more than 130 years but hasn't been enforced in a long time. virginia is just one of four states that has such a law. the other states, florida, michigan and mississippi. right now, it is 5:36. still ahead on "news4 today," what saved a swat team officer during a shooting raid. we hear his story of survival. thousands can't escape the floodwaters in australia. the dramatic new pictures into the newsroom. get ready for a weather

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at the live did he sesdesk, mel mollet. tough for sure. temperatures not too shabby around here. some might want to bring the umbrella early. hi, tom. >> clear out your closet. get everything you own and get it ready to wear. we need anything from summer-like clothing to winter clothing again. we're in the 30s to near 40 degrees. that includes montgomery, prince george's, arlington, fairfax. much of northern virginia. southern maryland, many of those locations in the 40s. in the shenandoah valley, in the low 50s. they'll probably hit the low 60s. a few sprinkles rolling in out of mountains. showing up on storm team 4 radar. the sprinkles are just beginning to move into fauquier county. we zoom in on warrenton, they have a few sprinkles. by 7:30 a.m., the sprinkles are gone and fog lingering.

by the noon hour, the mid-50s there. may hit near 60 degrees in warrenton by mid-afternoon. through the day, by noon near 50. mid-50s around the metro area and near 60 shenandoah valley. a partly sunny sky through the afternoon. i'm back with your seven-day outlook in sen minutes. a look at traffic now with danella. good morning. >> good morning. if you're traveling along 95, fairfax county. a vehicle on the shoulder. clear towards the springfield interchange. travel lanes are open. i-95, not bad from prince william parkway to the beltway in both directions. talking about the beltway, let's go to college park. the inner loop and outer loop, nice and clear between the american legion bridge as you loop around to the wilson bridge, here's a look. light volume as far as no major

delays just yet and actually no accidents to report at this time. i'm back in ten minutes. angie and eun, back to you. thanks, danella. >> 5:41 now. a documentary about the virginia tech massacre is entering the latest gun control debate. we hear from both sides of the issue. a fire in brazil. we look at what clubs in our

welcome back. happening now, at least two people are dead after a suicide bomb attack out the somalian prime minister's house. he was being questioned at a checkpoint. dozens nearby were wounded. the prime minister and president were not hurt. we're learning more about the safety violations inside a brazilian nightclub where 231 people died in a fire. the nightclub kiss had no fire alarm, no sprinklers, very few fire extinguishers and only one exit for 1300 people.

pyrotechnics during a performance set soundproofing material on fire. security guards initially blocked the door. at least three have been arrested including the club owner and two band members. the tragedy has once again brought up concerns about nightclub safety here. several fire departments in our area say they do regular safety checks making sure there are lit exit signs and pull-down fire alarms and smoke detectors and sprinklers and more than one exit. most jurisdictions do not allow pyrotechnic. to an exclusive. a swat team officer is opening up about a raid that could have cost him his life. he and his team raided an apartment in forestville yesterday looking for a drug suspect. they had to use a battering ram to break down the apartment's steel door. according to police, as the officers tried over and over again to get into the unit, the suspect inside the apartment opened fire. his bullet got lodged in that steel door. >> you got use the best tactics

and put your training into place and hope that that day is not your number. >> police found drugs, weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in the apartment. the suspect, jeremiah, pearson is charged with attempted murder. a senate committee holds its first hearings over president obama's proposed gun control legislation. the president getting support from police chiefs who have dealt with mass shootings firsthand. chiefs from newtown, connecticut, aurora, colorado and tucson, arizona were at the white house yesterday urging congress to act on tightening the nation's gun laws. montgomery county police chief thomas manger was also there for the meeting. with gun control front and center and congress, more and more people are talking about the debate as well. >> my second semester class at virginia tech, i found myself sitting in class and that's when my life changed. >> last night in green belt, people gathered to watch the documentary, living for 32. about the survivors of the virginia tech massacre. there was also a discussion

about the current gun control debate. gun owners say the proposed assault weapons ban punishes them for the actions of criminals but gun control advocates argue there are some firearms that simply civilians don't need. >> i don't support the assault weapons ban because it's aimed at lawful gun owners. >> i'm not taking your gun for you to hunt. i am taking your assault weapon that you don't hunt with and i'm taking your ammunition clip that you don't need 20 shots, 30 shots. >> also in attendance last night, elizabeth ross, her son marquel was shot and killed while walking to school in prince george's county. d.c. catering companies are under the microscope after a weekend shooting that injured five people. it happened at d.c. sound stage which does not have a liquor license. but was using a caterer that did. police now believe some establishments may be using caterers on a regular basis to

skirt liquor laws in operated bars under the city's radar. d.c. sound stage has been shut down by police chief lanier and she could do the same to the caterer, roadside cafe, that would be a first in the city. kids home-schooled in virginia may skoon get a chance to play sports at public high schools. it's dubbed the tebow bill named after the nfl star home-schooled in florida but allowed to play football at his local high school. virginia lawmakers first introduced the bill in 2005, it failed every year since. they say it gives home-schooled kids an unfair advantage because they don't have the same academic criteria as public school athletes. players for the ravens and 49ers will get a chance to see the lighter side of the super bowl. today is media day down in new orleans. every tv station and website is sending at least one reporter to today's event. i love this. you can count on unique costumes and questions. in years past, players have salsa danced with reporters, worn goofy hats during the

interviews and even gotten marriage proposals. eer definitely going to be entertained there. they're estimating about 5,000 reporters, web reporters, even instagramers. this is going to be a social media experience as well. >> always an interesting cast of characters for sure. let's turn to the forecast now. meteorologist tom kierein. we love this warmup, tom. >> going to feel like new orleans weather here. in a couple of days, we'll bring it on. after that, you'll go from a tank top tomorrow to your puffy coat again on thursday. >> again? >> i know. there's capitol hill under a partly cloudy sky. now 44 at reagan national. we've got high humidity in the air though. a lot of the roadways are still damp from the sprinkles we had yesterday. all that ice we had yesterday is all melted too. right now, montgomery county is in the low to mid-30s. but above freezing in the northern part of the county to near 40 degrees from rockville to wheaton. over to college park, they're in the mid-30s in prince george's county. south of there, central part of

prince george's county. southern part in the mid-40s. much of southern maryland including calvert, anne arundel. up to 0 this afternoon. we have a few sprinkles rolling through the shenandoah valley now. parts of prince william, maybe in western pair fax. those sprinkles rapidly moving off to the east. as we go forward through the rest of the day, a partly sunny sky, this is as of 4:00 p.m. as we get into the evening hours, by 7:00 quite a bit of cloudiness around. by 11:00 or midnight, mostly cloudy then. a lot of clouds moving in. winds shifting into the south on wednesday. that will draw in some much warmer air. mostly cloudy, though. but by late wednesday afternoon, we're going to begin to see this line in orange. a line of potential heavy rain with some thunder and lightning

moving into the mountains. then, rapidly sweeping east of there. this is as of 7:00 on wednesday evening. could get some heavy downpours just west of washington and through west central virginia. maybe some thunder and lightning embedded in this line, too, by 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. after that, it will quickly race through the metro area by 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. then it will move east of there and we'll we'll clear out and turn colder. roller coaster ride, patchy fog. 7:00, 8:00 a.m. in the low 40s to mid-40s by late morning. by noontime, near 50 degrees. look at our temperatures for the week ahead. soaring into the 60s tomorrow. plummeting all the way down into the 30s by thursday night and into the weekend. we'll have that rain potential tomorrow afternoon and evening. otherwise, not much precipitation at all. after we hit the 60s tomorrow, then the 40s on thursday morning. down to near freezing after sunset thursday night with gusty winds and feeling like january and february again as we get into thursday, friday and the

weekend. could have flurries flying through the air. maybe a snow shower on friday afternoon. highs only 30s. 20s in the morning. teens on saturday morning. mid-30s saturday afternoon. could get flurries saturday night. feeling like winter again into the weekend. danella has first 4 traffic now. >> good morning. good news if you're traveling northbound new hampshire avenue in maryland at sligo creek parkway. the earlier emergency roadwork was blocking your center lane. that's out of the roadway. travel lanes are open. let's head over to prince george's county right now. if you're traveling in the area, local roads look really good. checking out roads on 210 as well. even along 301, 5, even pennsylvania avenue as well. not seeing any reports of accidents there. this time shooting over to 395. we'll take a live look as you make your way past edsall. you can see no issues to report at all northbound. nice and clear trip for you as you head towards the 14th street bridge and make your commute into the district. no accidents, no major delays just yet. speaking of delays, just a bit slow out of stafford along i-95

in virginia. we'll talk about details in ten minutes. angie and eun, over to you. >> thanks, danella, 5:53 now. chevron is making corrective actions in response to a large fire at a refinery last summer. the oil company says it's paid about $10 million to settle nearly 24,000 claims from the fire near san francisco. most of that money went to hospitals for medical exams and treatments right after the incident. many people complained of eye and breathing problems after the fire sent a cloud of gas and black smoke over their homes. chevron is also taking steps to make sure fires like that one don't happen again. it's the time you've been waiting for. open up that filing cabinet. it's time to submit those taxes. the irs will officially begin processing returns tomorrow. tax season was to begin on the 22nd. but the agency had to push back the date because of changes to tax policy made in the last minute fiscal cliff deal. many online or tax filing services have been accepting

returns but they will not submit them until tomorrow. the irs says e-file is the fastest way to get a refund. futures are flat. cnbc's shartia brantley has that story and more. good morning. >> good morning, eun. futures are flat after the markets took a breather on monday. the dow snapping the seven-day winning streak while the s&p 500 ended after eight days. tech may get a boost after yahoo! reported decent earnings last night. home prices and consumer confidence and more earnings from ford. eli, lily and pfizer. the fed kicks off a meeting that's expected to signal it will keep rates low for a long time. the dow falling 14 points to 13,881. but the nasdaq added 4 to 3154. meanwhile, a new report from a consumer watchdog group says states are forcing jobless americans to pay millions in

unnecessary fees just to collect their unemployment benefits. the national consumer law center says states are encouraging or requiring people to use payment cards issued by banks. many states sign people up for those cards automatically and fail to properly explain the fees. guys, states used to give people the option of using direct deposit for unemployment but now require lots of paperwork or phone calls in order to set that up. so some unintended consequences there. >> shartia, brantley. thank you. this is kind of cool. alexandria is putting city services and answers o complaints and questions just a click or call away. >> the city launched a service called call click connect. by calling a phone number or going online, alexandria residents can marc a report routed to the proper department automatically. you're also giving a tracking number to follow the progress of your concern or complaint. >> what it allows citizens to do

is to not get lost in the system had they file a complaint online or via phone. what will happen is that it will get recorded instantly. they'll get an instant response in terms of how much time it will take to be responsive. >> the system also delivers important information to city leaders that could reveal potential problems. today, we'll hear from a soldier recovering from a milestone surgery after losing all four limbs in iraq. brendan morocco received the double arm transplant in baltimore last month. he was injured serving in iraq on easter of 2009. his father he's the first to survive his injuries. we'll have more on his incredible surgery and talk to brendan tonight on news 4. the doctor's saying the maximum speed i an inch a month for recovery. this could take a few years as you would expect. >> incredible story.

we hope for the best for him in his recovery. still to come, we track a developing story out of italy where the search is on for a missing u.s. fighter pilot.

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